Wyoming's only full-service abortion clinic stopped providing abortions Friday, but it remained open after Gov. Mark Gordon approved a law requiring that such facilities be licensed as surgical centers.

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon (R) signed a new bill into law regulating surgical abortions in the state. Gordon signed House Bill 42 late Thursday night which adds “additional safety

Wellspring Health Access in Casper — the only in-clinic abortion facility in Wyoming — asked a judge to block new laws it claims are trying to force its closure.

Gov. Mark Gordon signed legislation Thursday that will place new and more onerous regulations on Wyoming clinics that perform abortions, potentially forcing the state’s lone provider of in-clinic